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Pleasure has its time so too, has wisdom. Make love in thy youth, and in old age attend to thy salvation.
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Voltaire
Age: 84 †
Born: 1694
Born: February 20
Died: 1778
Died: May 30
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François-Marie Arouet
Francois Marie Arouet de Voltaire
Francois Marie Arouet
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